Cowards Never Prevail Overconfidence is never a praised attribute. It leads to pride, which does not please the public and add to credibility. In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, Reverend Hale is portrayed very overconfident at first, although his assurance seems to waver as the plot progresses. Hale is in an internal conflict with himself; he is debating whether to do what he is sent to do, listen to Danforth, or follow his own …showed first 75 words of 662 total…

…showed last 75 words of 662 total…He did not realize that he was helping to murder innocent people towards the beginnings of the trials, and tries to make up for this. He decides to follow his conscience instead of Danforth, which can be thought of as a wise decision or not. Though his attempt to save John Proctor failed, his intentions were good as he struggled to be brave and help the same people who he had formerly sentenced to death.